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THE ROLE OF INFLAMMASOME AND CASPASE-1 IN REGULATING ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MOUSE HEPATOCYTES

Sun, Qian (2013) THE ROLE OF INFLAMMASOME AND CASPASE-1 IN REGULATING ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MOUSE HEPATOCYTES. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

In myeloid cells, oxidative stress can induce the activation of caspase-1 through canonical inflammasome signaling, which leads to the release of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β/IL-18 and a potentially damaging inflammatory response. However, little is known about the role of caspase-1 in the liver after oxidative stress. This is especially true for the hepatocyte, a cell type that expresses and can activate the inflammasome but produces low levels of IL-1β and IL-18. Paradoxically, during hemorrhagic shock with resuscitation (HS/R) in an in vivo mouse model associated with severe hepatic redox stress, caspase-1 activation is protective against liver injury independent of IL-1β and IL-18. We also demonstrate that caspase-1 activation protects against cell death after redox stress in hepatocytes induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation in an in vitro model of HS/R. Mechanistically, we show that caspase-1 activation leads to reduced mitochondrial respiration and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by increasing mitochondrial autophagy and subsequent clearance of mitochondria in hepatocytes after hypoxia/reoxygenation. During redox stress, caspase-1 increases autophagic flux through upregulation of the autophagy initiator, beclin1.
Although others have shown that ROS generated by damaged mitochondria activate the NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3(NLRP3) inflammasome, caspase-1 activation in the liver after oxidative stress was independent of NLRP3. We show that while the NLRP1 inflammasome is responsible for caspase-1 activation in immune cells that leads to IL-18 release after HS/R, the protective effect of caspase-1 in hepatocytes is due to the formation of an AIM2-initiated inflammasome. Our in vitro results also suggest that AIM2 is essential for the upregulation of beclin1 and mitochondrial clearance during redox stress in hepatocytes. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a universal sentinel for nucleic acid-mediated innate immune responses. We found that HMGB1 associates with AIM2 and it is required for caspase-1 activation in hepatocytes after redox stress.
Our findings suggest a novel role for the AIM2 inflammasome and caspase-1 in regulating cellular responses to oxidative stress. We provide an important advancement in our understanding of how AIM2 and caspase-1 activation is linked with mitochondrial function and stress-induced autophagy as protective mechanisms in cells where IL1β/IL18 are not highly expressed.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Sun, Qianqis7@pitt.eduQIS7
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairOury, Tim Dtdoury@pitt.eduTDOURY
Thesis AdvisorBilliar, Timothy R.billiartr@msx.upmc.eduBILLIAR
Committee MemberVodovotz, Yoramvodovotz@pitt.eduVODOVOTZ
Committee MemberScott, Melaniescotmx@upmc.edu
Committee MemberSalter, Russell Drds@pitt.eduRDS
Committee MemberStolz, Donna Bdstolz@pitt.eduDSTOLZ
Date: 24 July 2013
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 24 June 2013
Approval Date: 24 July 2013
Submission Date: 24 July 2013
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 146
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: caspase-1, inflammasome, oxidative stress, autophagy, mitochondrial ROS
Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2013 15:26
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2016 14:41
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19446

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